# serak
## Indonesian
### Etymology 1

Inherited from Malay serak. (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

#### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈserak/
* Rhymes: -erak
* Hyphenation: se‧rak

#### Verb

serak
* (rare) to get or become scattered
    Synonym: menyerak

##### Derived terms

* berserak
* berserak-serak
* berserakan
* keberserakan
* keterserakan
* menyerak
* serak-serakkan
* serakkan
* terserak
* terserak-serak

### Etymology 2

Perhaps originally onomatopoeic. (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

#### Pronunciation

* IPA: /səˈrak/
* Rhymes: -ak
* Hyphenation: sê‧rak

#### Adjective

sêrak (comparative lebih serak, superlative paling serak, equative seserak)
* hoarse (having a dry, harsh tone to the voice, as a result of a sore throat, age, emotion, etc.)
    Synonyms: parau, (uncommon) garau

#### Noun

sêrak
* This term needs a translation to English. Please help out and add a translation, then remove the text {{rfdef}}.

### Etymology 3

Onomatopoeic, or perhaps related to etymology 2.

#### Pronunciation

* IPA: /səˈrak/
* Rhymes: -ak
* Hyphenation: sê‧rak

#### Noun

sêrak
* a brushing sound: rustle

##### Derived terms

* serak-serik

## Malay
### Etymology 1

Perhaps originally onomatopoeic. (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

#### Pronunciation

* IPA: /səˈrak/
* Rhymes: -ak

#### Adjective

serak (Jawi spelling سرق, used in the form comparative or lebih serak or superlative or paling serak or equative or seserak)
* lightly hoarse (having a dry, harsh tone to the voice, as a result of a sore throat, age, emotion, etc.)

#### See also

* parau
* garau

#### Noun

serak (Jawi spelling سرق, plural serak-serak, informal 1st possessive serakku, 2nd possessive serakmu, 3rd possessive seraknya)
* (obsolete) collected phlegm after coughing
    Synonym: kahak

##### Derived terms

* serak-serik

### Etymology 2

Onomatopoeic, or perhaps related to etymology 1.

#### Noun

serak (Jawi spelling سرق, plural serak-serak, informal 1st possessive serakku, 2nd possessive serakmu, 3rd possessive seraknya)
* a brushing sound: rustle
* cracking sound (of the fingers etc)

### Etymology 3

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.).

#### Pronunciation

* IPA: /səˈrak/
* Rhymes: -ak

#### Noun

serak (Jawi spelling سرق, plural serak-serak, informal 1st possessive serakku, 2nd possessive serakmu, 3rd possessive seraknya)
* Tyto alba javanica, a type of tree

#### References

* Wilkinson, Richard James (1901) “سرق sĕrak”, in A Malay-English dictionary, Hong Kong: Kelly & Walsh limited, page 378
* Wilkinson, Richard James (1932) “sĕrak”, in A Malay-English dictionary (romanised), volume II, Mytilene, Greece: Salavopoulos & Kinderlis, page 445

### Etymology 4

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

#### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈserak/
* Rhymes: -rak
* Hyphenation: se‧rak

#### Verb

menyerak
* to disperse, to scatter
    Synonyms: tabur, tebar
** (physics) to scatter or deflect radiation, particles etc.

#### Verb

terserak, berserakan
* to be dispersed, scattered

#### Adjective

serak (Jawi spelling سيرق)
* (physics) (of particles) scattered

##### Derived terms

Regular affixed derivations:
* penyerak [agentive / qualitative / instrumental / abstract / measure] (peN-)
* serakan [resultative / locative / collective / variety / verbal noun / fruit] (-an)
* penyerakan [agentive / qualitative / instrumental / abstract / measure + resultative / locative / collective / variety / verbal noun / fruit] (peN- + -an)
* selerak [longer timespan] (-el-)
* berserakan [stative / habitual + repetition / reciprocity] (beR- + -an)
* keberserakan
* keterserakan
* serak-serakkan
* terserak-serak

#### References

* Pijnappel, Jan (1875) “سيرق serak”, in Maleisch-Hollandsch woordenboek, John Enschede en Zonen, Frederik Muller, page 40
* Wilkinson, Richard James (1901) “سيرق serak”, in A Malay-English dictionary, Hong Kong: Kelly & Walsh limited, page 428
* Wilkinson, Richard James (1932) “serak”, in A Malay-English dictionary (romanised), volume II, Mytilene, Greece: Salavopoulos & Kinderlis, pages 445-6

### Further reading

* “serak” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.

## Semai
### Alternative forms

* sengrak

### Etymology

From Proto-Aslian [Term?], from Proto-Mon-Khmer *ruk ~ *ruuk (“forest”). Cognate with Khmer ស្រុក (srok), Northern Khmer ซเราะ.

### Noun

serak
* forest

#### Synonyms

* jeres
* rimaaq

### References

* ↑ Basrim bin Ngah Aching (2008) Kamus Engròq Semay – Engròq Malaysia, Kamus Bahasa Semai – Bahasa Malaysia, Bangi: Institut Alam dan Tamadun Melayu, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia